scholarly journals Render or Reality? Virtuality and the Crysis of Distinction in Contemporary Philosophy

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Nadia Petrunok
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Modern Philosophy ◽  
Gilles Deleuze ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Contemporary Philosophy ◽  
Philosophical Discourse ◽  
The Real ◽  
Human Reality ◽  
Philosophical Questions

Modern philosophy tends to consider human reality in more and more interdisciplinary contexts. Thanks to that, at first traditional, and now new media as well as IT, attract philosophers’ attention and provide material for thinking over a lot of so-called “eternal philosophical questions”. Among them, there are some of the broadest questions: a) catching the margins of the real; b) understanding, which phenomena and objects to constitute human might be called real. The key goal of this article is to research one of the crucial concepts, which brings us to understanding reality, – the notion of virtuality. The author of this paper outlines background of this notion, describes its characteristics and usage in modern philosophical discourse. First of all, virtual is described in its connotations to all three dimensions of time being: past, present, and future. It is argued that the notion of virtuality at first used to be “rediscovered” by Gilles Deleuze, but then it has experienced crucial changes in philosophy of the XXth and XXIst centuries. By means of that, virtual is discussed as a counterpart of the concept of reality. In particular, this article touches upon a variety of connotations between the notions of virtuality, reality and actuality. It also shows the context of juxtaposition of the aforementioned notions. What is more, this paper reveals moral aspects of virtuality both in transcendental and as immanent senses. This article shows the background of indistinguishability for “real” and “virtual”. Finally, it is stated that in the situation of so-called “substituted reality” the multiplicity of connotations of the notion of virtuality ought to be used to rediscover the notion of reality itself.

What is a Process of Individuation?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didier Debaise
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Philosophy ◽  
Historical Aspects ◽  
The Real ◽  
Contemporary Science ◽  
The Status

This chapter poses the question of “reality”. In opposition to a substantialist vision that has notably characterized modernity, Whitehead develops a processual conception of the real which is made of becomings and individuations. This vision of the real is envisaged starting from three distinct questions: First of all, how to exactly define a process of individuation? This question is treated in its historical aspects (Aristotle and Leibniz) and with respect to contemporary philosophy (Simondon and Deleuze). Secondly, where do the forms, the puissances, the virtualities derive from which accompany any individuation? Starting from this question it is most notably the relation with Platonism and its heritage that is elaborated. And third, which vision of time is implied in a theory of individuation? Even though close to Bergson, Whitehead’s philosophy profoundly differs from it with respect to the status of time and builds up new links with contemporary science.

Menelaah Lebih Dekat “Post Factual/Post Truth Politics, Studi Kasus Brexit” (Analsis Resensi Media)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eko Wahyono ◽  
Rizka Amalia ◽  
Ikma Citra Ranteallo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Struggle ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Way

This research further examines the video entitled “what is the truth about post-factual politics?” about the case in the United States related to Trump and in the UK related to Brexit. The phenomenon of Post truth/post factual also occurs in Indonesia as seen in the political struggle experienced by Ahok in the governor election (DKI Jakarta). Through Michel Foucault's approach to post truth with assertive logic, the mass media is constructed for the interested parties and ignores the real reality. The conclusion of this study indicates that new media was able to spread various discourses ranging from influencing the way of thoughts, behavior of society to the ideology adopted by a society.Keywords: Post factual, post truth, new media

Coetzee’s Quest for Reality

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Crary
Keyword(s):  
Philosophical Discourse ◽  
The Real ◽  
Philosophical Investigations ◽  
Literature And Philosophy ◽  
Universal Truth

In this chapter, Alice Crary argues that a truly ‘realist’ work of literature might be one that, instead of conforming to familiar genre-specifications, attempts by other means to expose readers to the real—that is, to how things really are. Crary highlights Coetzee’s efforts to elicit what she calls ‘transformative thought’: a process that involves both delineating the progress of individual characters in their quests for reality, and, in formal terms, inviting readers to, for instance, imaginatively participate in such quests. With regard to The Childhood of Jesus, she highlights resonances between these features of Coetzee’s writing and Wittgenstein’s procedures in the Philosophical Investigations. In doing so, Crary brings out a respect in which literature and philosophy are complementary discourses: literature can deal in the sort of objective or universal truth that is philosophy’s touchstone, and philosophical discourse can have an essentially literary dimension.

scholarly journals Kant and the forms of realism

Synthese ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar Heidemann
Keyword(s):  
Pure Reason ◽  
Contemporary Philosophy ◽  
Metaphysical Realism ◽  
Critique Of Pure Reason ◽  
Philosophical Questions

AbstractRealism takes many forms. The aim of this paper is to show that the “Critique of pure Reason” is the founding document of realism and that to the present-day Kant’s discussion of realism has shaped the theoretical landscape of the debates over realism. Kant not only invents the now common philosophical term ‘realism’. He also lays out the theoretical topography of the forms of realism that still frames our understanding of philosophical questions concerning reality. The paper explores this by analysis of Kant’s methodological procedure to distinguish between empirical (i.e. nonmetaphysical) and transcendental (metaphysical) realism. This methodological procedure is still of great help in contemporary philosophy, although it has its limits.

Involvement shield or social catalyst: Thoughts on sociospatial practice of Pokémon GO

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Real World ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Popular Press ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
The Real ◽  
Game World ◽  
Pokémon Go

Around every new media technology debates circle about whether the technology is bringing people socially closer or pushing us further apart. According to popular press accounts, Pokémon GO players are absorbed into a game world on their phone with no attention or interest in the “real” world around them. But coupled with these accounts are stories of people exploring their neighborhoods and of marriage proposals in the midst of Pokémon hunting. This article puts Pokémon GO into a longer context of mobile technologies and sociospatial practice to explore the kinds of social interactions that can emerge around and through the use of Pokémon GO. In particular, the article explores how people can use the platform as both an involvement shield and social catalyst.

scholarly journals Cultural Dimension of Sustainable Development as a Presumtion of Local Communities Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Miltojević ◽  
Ivana Ilić-Krstić
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Fourth Dimension ◽  
Special Significance ◽  
The Real ◽  
The World

The term “sustainable” can be found in both science and practice. As a global concept of development, it was accepted at the Conference in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 in order to overcome and find a possible way of dealing with problems connected to the development of contemporary civilization. Three dimensions of sustainable development are usually mentioned: economic, social and ecological. The paper points out the significance of the fourth dimension – cultural dimension, which is not only  significant for reaching development in the real sense of the world, but it also represents the basis for the development of local communities. The cultural dimension respects the particularities of local communities and emphasizes the maintenance of the cultural and national variety which is of special significance for multicultural societies.

scholarly journals Exceeding Continental and Analytic Philosophy: The Post-Continental Thought of W.J.T. Mitchell

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Anastasia Jessica Adinda Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Modern Philosophy ◽  
Mathematical Analysis ◽  
Continental Philosophy ◽  
Analytic Philosophy ◽  
Contemporary Philosophy ◽  
Picture Theory ◽  
Historical Continuity ◽  
Image Science ◽  
Continental Thought

The division between Continental and Analytic Philosophy in contemporary philosophy is more difficult to maintain than in modern philosophy. Some philosophers use both Continental and Analytic Philosophy together. They defy the presupposition that Continental thought is subjectivist, collectivist, and historicist, while Analytic thought is objectivist, individualist, and scientific. John Mullarkey calls this circumstance “The Post-Continental Philosophy”. This research aims to examine 'what is the post-continental thought of W.J.T. Mitchell?' and 'how does Mitchell exceed the boundaries of Continental and Analytic Philosophy?'. The method of this research is hermeneutic which involves some elements such as interpretative analyses, historical continuity, heuristics, and descriptive. In conclusion, Mitchell’s post-continental thought bridges the Continental and Analytic philosophy, especially through the concepts of Picture Theory and Image Science. In Picture Theory, he uses the Continental philosophy approach that emphasizes the interpretation of the image. Meanwhile, in Image Science, he employs the Analytic philosophy approach that gives attention to the abstract, rational, and mathematical analysis.

scholarly journals The Real Status of Online Training in the UAE from the Perspective of Teachers: واقع التدريب عن بعد في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة من وجهة نظر المعلمين

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (46) ◽  
pp. 42-26
Author(s):  
Yahya Mohamed Alrmamnh, Abdullah Saleh Al-Draiseh, Sultan Al Yahya Mohamed Alrmamnh, Abdullah Saleh Al-Draiseh, Sultan Al
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Training Environment ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
The Real ◽  
Academic Qualification ◽  
Strongly Agree

This study aimed to find out the real status of online training in the United Arab Emirates from teachers' perspectives. The researchers used the descriptive analytical methodology to answer the questions of the study. For this purpose, they prepared a questionnaire consisting of (24) items divided into three dimensions. The sample of the study consisted of (228) teachers who were selected randomly. The study revealed that the teachers' estimates were highly (Strongly Agree) satisfied with the status of online training and each of the three dimensions (Trainers, Content of the training programs, and the training environment). The study also revealed the following: -There are no statistically significant differences at (a= 0.05) in the degree of teachers' estimation due to the (gender variable, academic qualification variable, variable of years of service). Based on what was achieved in this study, there is effectiveness in the online training provided to teachers in the United Arab Emirates in all three aspects: the trainers, the content of the training programs, the training environment. The study recommended the need to continue conducting online training and maintaining the improvement and generalization of all the conditions for its success in various emirates. It also recommended the need to investigate the real status of online training from the point of view of school principals and students.

Avicenna’s Interpretation of Aristotle’s Metaphysics (Ε1, 1026a13-16)

2018 ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
Silvia Gullino
Keyword(s):  
Modern Philosophy ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Real ◽  
First Time ◽  
First Philosophy ◽  
Aristotle's Metaphysics

During the 9th century Aristotle’s Metaphysics was translated for the first time from Greek into Arabic by Ustâth, at the request of al-Kindî and, afterwards, the interest of the Arab world in this oeuvre grew with the production of several translations, comments and paraphrases of the work. Among the books which compose the Metaphysics, one of the most studied was book Epsilon. In particular Arab philosophers focused their interest on the passage of Ε1, which contains a classification of the theoretical sciences (1026a13-1026a16), founded on the degree of immateriality and of separation from the matter of their object. Aristotle states: “Natural science deals with things which are inseparable from matter but not immovable, and some parts of mathematics deal with things which are immovable, but probably not separable, but are embodied in matter; while the first science deals with things which are both separable and immovable”. According to the Arab exegetes, Aristotle introduces here the doctrine of the three degrees of abstraction, on the base of which the object of first philosophy is the most abstract among the beings, both from the conceptual point of view and from the real one. This interpretation of the Aristotelian text – already present in Avicenna – had a huge influence on the Latin Middle Ages and on modern philosophy.

Orientalist Museum Exhibitions in UK as a New Media at the Turn of the 21st Century

2021 ◽  
pp. 268-282
Author(s):  
Meltem Yaşdağ
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
New Media ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
The Real ◽  
Western Art ◽  
Museum Exhibitions ◽  
The Media

In this chapter, the author examined the orientalist themed museum exhibitions totally held in Britain after 2000 to understand the real intention behind their thematic artifact selection and their effect on people as becoming media tool. These were “Turks: A Journey of a Thousand Years, 600-1600” in 2005, “The Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting” in 2008, and recent “Inspired by the East: How the Islamic World Influenced Western Art” in 2019, respectively. The author analyzed the criticisms in newspapers and magazines as well as curators' interviews and catalogs for the museum exhibitions organized in United Kingdom. In this way, the author also discussed the effects of the exhibition created with the media.

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